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Scams, Hacks & Breaches

‘Crypto King’ Allegedly Behind $30,000,000 Fraud Likely To Remain Bankrupt Until Resolution of Criminal Charges: Report

A Canadian judge has reportedly dismissed an application to discharge the alleged crypto fraudster Aiden Pleterski from bankruptcy until criminal…

July 23, 2024

Indian Crypto Exchange WazirX Increases Bounty for White Hat Hackers to $23,000,000

India-based crypto exchange WazirX is increasing a reward offer in hopes of recovering the $230 million that hackers stole from…

July 23, 2024

$47,646 Drained From Customers’ Accounts at Wells Fargo As Rogue Executive Mounts Year-Long Campaign To Steal Cash: US Bank Regulator

A Wells Fargo executive has been ordered to leave the banking industry after draining tens of thousands of dollars from…

July 20, 2024

Security Breach at Coinbase-Linked Bank Exposes the Personal Info of More Than 150 of the Exchange’s Customers

A security breach at a Coinbase-linked bank earlier this month exposed the sensitive personal information of more than 150 of…

July 20, 2024

Crypto Exchange WazirX Hacked, Loses Over $230,000,000 in Ethereum, Shiba Inu and Other Assets: On-Chain Data

Hackers have breached and siphoned large amounts of assets from the India-based crypto exchange WazirX. According to blockchain tracking firm…

July 19, 2024

Crypto Sleuth Suggests $230,000,000 WazirX Crypto Hack Linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group

A crypto exchange based out of India has confirmed a multi-million dollar security breach on a multi-sig wallet. According to…

July 18, 2024

North Korean Hackers Lazarus Group May Be Behind $305,000,000 DMM Bitcoin Attack, Says On-Chain Researcher

The North Korean hacking outfit, Lazarus Group, could be responsible for the cyber attack on a Japanese crypto exchange in…

July 16, 2024

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Deepfake Video Scams Steal $273,350 From Three Men: Report

Three Canadian men reportedly lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after watching videos that purportedly showed prominent figures vouching for…

July 14, 2024

$40,000 Drained From JPMorgan Chase Account by Malicious ‘Ghost’ As Bank Rejects Customer’s Plea for Reimbursement: Report

A JPMorgan Chase customer says he's struggled to pick up the pieces after a mysterious malicious actor drained $40,000 from…

July 13, 2024